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// DotNetNuke - http://www.dotnetnuke.com
// Copyright (c) 2002-2010
// by Perpetual Motion Interactive Systems Inc. ( http://www.perpetualmotion.ca )
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using System.Web.UI;
namespace DotNetNuke.UI
{
	public class ControlUtilities
	{
		public static T FindParentControl<T>(Control control) where T : Control
		{
			T parent = default(T);
			if (control.Parent == null)
			{
				parent = null;
			}
			else
			{
				T parentT = control.Parent as T;
				if (parentT != null)
				{
					parent = parentT;
				}
				else
				{
					parent = FindParentControl<T>(control.Parent);
				}
			}
			return parent;
		}

		public static T LoadControl<T>(TemplateControl containerControl, string ControlSrc) where T : Control
		{
			T ctrl;
			if (ControlSrc.ToLower().EndsWith(".ascx")) {
				ctrl = (T)containerControl.LoadControl("~/" + ControlSrc);
			} else {
				System.Type objType = Framework.Reflection.CreateType(ControlSrc);
				ctrl = (T)containerControl.LoadControl(objType, null);
			}
			return ctrl;
		}
	}
}
